Inez scott jerome



I. S. JEROME. BRASSIERE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY3I. l9l7.

1,306,595. Patented June 10, 1919.

l/vsz Scorr JEROME A from/5y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IITEZ SCOTT JEROME, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 81,1917. Serial No. 171,857.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, INEZ Sco'rr JEROME, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and the State of Illiiioishaveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Brassieres, of whichthe following is the full, clear, concise, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to im' rovements 1n ladiesundergarment's termedrassieres and has for its principal object the provision of a garmentdesigned to shape the form with greater comfort to the wearer than hasbeen possible heretofore and at the same time to provide a garmentWhlGll will serve to shape more gracefully the form of a slender personas well as the form of a veryplump person. A furtherobject is the.

' provision of a garment which will also serve has also been experiencedin keeping the shoulder straps taut. These last two features areparticularly objectionable when a lace or openwork waist is worn.

The defects of brassieres and corset covers above enumerated arecorrected by this invention. Other advantages of the invention areapparent in reading the. specification in connection with the drawingsin which Figure 1 shows a pattern of the garment and Fig. 2' shows itsapplication on the wearer. In the drawing, like reference numerals referto similar parts.

Referring to Fig. 1, a back portion, 1, and a bust portion, 2,are'connected. by shoulder straps 3. These straps may be equifpped withan adjustment, 12, preferably in nt. Two straps, 4, attached to thebottom of the back portion have an adjustment, 5, for limiting theirtotal length and having means, v6, for fastening their free endstogether.

portion, 2, have an adjustment, 8, for limiting their total length Twostraps, 7, attached to .the bottom of the .bust

and means, 9, for coupling their free ends. Fasteners or books and eyes,10, may be provided for tying the sides of the back and bust portionstogether, and an anchor tie or strap 11 may be attached to the middlePatented June 10, 1919,

of the bust portion whereby the brassiere can be anchored to the corset.The straps 4 and 7 may each be one length of tape attached to the backand bust portions instead of-two separate straps for each. The

back and bust portions may be made of cloth, lace or any materialsuitable for under-garments. The shoulder straps may be lace, ribbon ortape. If desired, addi} tional fullness in the-bust portion maybeobtained by means of a. pair of darts 13. In using this garment, it isslipped over the head likea yoke and the two straps l. of the backportion are drawn downward and forward around the waist -and arefastened together by the fastening 6. Proper fit may be obtained throughuse of the adjustment 5. The two straps 7 of the front or bustportionare then drawn downward and rearward and their free ends arefastened together around the waistv by the fastening 9, proper fithavingbeen secured -by the adjustment 8. The sides of the back I frontportions of my improved garment are substantially of the same generalshape, said shape being substantially that of a symmetrical trapezium,similar sides of the trapeziums being connected at their corners by theshoulder straps, while the connecting 'means areattached to the othercorners of the said parts. By reason of the bottom edges of the back andfront portions of the brassiere being of considerably greater" lengththan the top edges, acute angles are formed at the lower corners. Thisacuteangled feature is effective to transmit the pull of the straps inasubstantially direct inc to the upper corners of the frontand backportions, thereby greatly assisting in securing the improved efiect andob ects heretofore referred to.

It will be noted that this design; provides a garment in which the backand bust of the wearer are drawn toward the sides where ample room forcomfort is left. It will also be noted that this design also obviatesthe necessity of dress shield protection for the brassiere. By drawingthe back portion downward and forward, its top line is held taut andclose to the back of the wearer and any excessive amount of flesh isdrawn toward thearm pits, and by drawing the bust portion downward andrearward, its top line is held taut and prevented from bulging orbuckling to leave unsightly folds if an open work! dress is worn. Thecombination of these two drawing actions prevents the shoulder strapsbeing loose. Withal, sufficient space is allowed under the arms toprovide comfort for the wearer. When worn by a slender person, thisbrassiere prevents the top of the corset sticking out in an unsightlymanner both in the rear and in the front. When worn by a plump person itaffords her a neat and graceful appearance without sacrificing comfort.

This design of a brassire gives a wide range of fit so that not overthree sizes are required to fit the various types of figures to beaccommodated. I believe that the pattern of a brassiere may be variedgreatly without departing from the spirit of my invention andconsequently do not limit myself to the exact pattern, design orproportion of parts shown herein.

What I claim as new is A combined brassiere and corset cover comprisinga back portion and a front portion, each being substantially a trapeziumin shape, one of its parallel sides at the bottom and forming acuteangles with the adjacent sides, spaced apart substantially parallelshoulder straps for connecting corre sponding upper corners of the saidtrapeziums, means connected to the acute angles at the bottom of theback portion for exerting draft upon the lower edge and the side edgesof the said back portion, and means connected to the acute angles at thebottom of the front portion for exerting draft upon the lower edge andthe side edges of said front portion.

INEZ SCOTT JEROME.

